The Once And Future Carpenter -The Avett Brothers I ain't from Texas But I made my way from Dallas And I know the lonesome sound is following And I ain't a gambler But I can recognize a hand And when to hold When queens are staring back at me Once I was a carpenter And man my hands were calloused I could swing a metal mallet sure and straight But I took to the highway A poet young and hungry <-5,1374,0>left the timbers where they lay Forever I will move like the world That turns beneath me And when I lose my direction I'll look up to the sky And when the black cloak drags upon the ground I'll be ready to surrender and remember Well we're all in this together If I live the life I'm given I wont be scared to die And I don't come from Detroit But her diesel motors pull me And I followed till I finally lost my way And now I spend my days in search of a woman I called purpose And if I ever pass back through her town I'll stay Forever I will move like the world That turns beneath me And when I lose my direction I'll look up to the sky And when the black dress drags upon the ground I'll be ready to surrender and remember Well we're all in this together If I live the life I'm given I won't be scared to die And my life is but a coin It'spulled from an empty pocket Dropped into a slot With dreams of sevens close behind And these hopes and these fears go with it And moon and the sun go spinning Like the numbers and fruits before our eyes Sometimes I hit sometimes it robs me blind Sometimes I hit sometimes it robs me blind Forever I will move like the world That turns beneath me And when I lose my direction I'll look up to the sky And when the black cloak drags upon the ground I'll be ready to surrender and remember Well we're all in this together If I live the life I'm given I won't be scared to die
[00:01.481]The Once And Future Carpenter -The Avett Brothers [00:10.607]I ain't from Texas [00:12.545]But I made my way from Dallas [00:15.986]And I know the lonesome sound is following [00:24.107]And I ain't a gambler [00:25.874]But I can recognize a hand [00:29.125]And when to hold [00:30.809]When queens are staring back at me [00:52.375]Once I was a carpenter [00:55.433]And man my hands were calloused [00:58.374]I could swing a metal mallet sure and straight [01:05.686]But I took to the highway [01:09.55]A poet young and hungry [01:11.700]<-5,1374,0>left the timbers where they lay [01:19.70]Forever I will move like the world [01:23.383]That turns beneath me [01:25.69]And when I lose my direction [01:28.947]I'll look up to the sky [01:31.635]And when the black cloak drags upon the ground [01:35.386]I'll be ready to surrender and remember [01:40.507]Well we're all in this together [01:45.63]If I live the life I'm given [01:50.756]I wont be scared to die [01:56.255]And I don't come from Detroit [01:58.819]But her diesel motors pull me [02:01.947]And I followed till I finally lost my way [02:09.316]And now I spend my days in search of a woman [02:13.506]I called purpose [02:15.258]And if I ever pass back through her town [02:19.06]I'll stay [02:22.634]Forever I will move like the world [02:26.708]That turns beneath me [02:28.516]And when I lose my direction [02:32.266]I'll look up to the sky [02:35.87]And when the black dress drags upon the ground [02:38.958]I'll be ready to surrender and remember [02:44.26]Well we're all in this together [02:48.705]If I live the life I'm given [02:54.458]I won't be scared to die [03:18.272]And my life is but a coin [03:21.248]It'spulled from an empty pocket [03:24.132]Dropped into a slot [03:25.692]With dreams of sevens close behind [03:31.692]And these hopes and these fears go with it [03:34.564]And moon and the sun go spinning [03:37.500]Like the numbers and fruits before our eyes [03:44.68]Sometimes I hit sometimes it robs me blind [03:51.358]Sometimes I hit sometimes it robs me blind [03:59.541]Forever I will move like the world [04:03.791]That turns beneath me [04:05.477]And when I lose my direction [04:09.101]I'll look up to the sky [04:12.229]And when the black cloak drags upon the ground [04:15.917]I'll be ready to surrender and remember [04:20.789]Well we're all in this together [04:25.725]If I live the life I'm given [04:31.419]I won't be scared to die
